# Parenting a D-Child **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-parenting-d-child/23.md?page=4 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 5 --- ## [Can someone explain carbs activity / absorption rate?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/can-someone-explain-carbs-activity-absorption-rate/5909)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/can-someone-explain-carbs-activity-absorption-rate/5909 "2018-12-23T17:57:46Z")
I’m looking into the CGM Remote CGM Monitoring via Heroku and one of the fields to fill out is…“Carbs activity/absorption rate” and I have no idea about this, or how I would figure it out. Anyone smart wants to break it… --- ## [When Lows Are Out of Your Control](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-lows-are-out-of-your-control/5885)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2018, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-lows-are-out-of-your-control/5885 "2018-12-22T06:55:56Z")
We’ve been working hard to eliminate all the lows when Samson is with us. But it’s so frustrating when he’s at daycare and you see this: I messaged them 30 minutes ago and no one responded. I called 20 minutes ago and… --- ## [What a crazy night](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-a-crazy-night/5855)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2018, 6:51am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-a-crazy-night/5855 "2018-12-19T06:51:18Z")
6 hours high. 4 units given during this time (his TDD is only 5 - 7 units to put that into perspective). Last meal was 1800 and he just has his typical bedtime snack that usually keeps him nice all night. Haven’t expe… --- ## [Video of Liam checking his own Sugars and Calibrating the G5](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/video-of-liam-checking-his-own-sugars-and-calibrating-the-g5/5584)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/video-of-liam-checking-his-own-sugars-and-calibrating-the-g5/5584 "2018-11-26T17:11:46Z")
--- ## [Please pray for Samson](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/please-pray-for-samson/5529)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/please-pray-for-samson/5529 "2018-11-28T20:43:15Z")
About two weeks ago we began noticing that Samson was often wiping spit off his face. About three days ago we noticed that he was having tremors and saliva was just pouring out of his mouth every few hours. Over the last… --- ## [Three months pumping and really frustrated](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/three-months-pumping-and-really-frustrated/2656)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2018, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/three-months-pumping-and-really-frustrated/2656 "2018-12-05T18:35:13Z")
It’s been almost three months since my son started on the pump, and I feel we have never had less control than now. Some of my frustration is due to the lack of sleep, and some is due to the worsening control. We starte… --- ## [UPDATE: A week home with Samson](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/update-a-week-home-with-samson/5679)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2018, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/update-a-week-home-with-samson/5679 "2018-12-02T17:28:57Z")
Samson has been home for a week now. He went back to preschool on Wednesday. He has not had any seizures (that we have noticed) but I lay awake most of the night and watch him because I’m scared of him having seizures at… --- ## [UPDATE: Samson is out of the hospital](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/update-samson-is-out-of-the-hospital/5588)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/update-samson-is-out-of-the-hospital/5588 "2018-12-01T14:34:41Z")
Samson was discharged from the hospital yesterday. His NMDA-Receptor antibody tests came back NEGATIVE. For that we are so, so grateful. His EEGs overnight for the past week were stable – there were marked seizures and a… --- ## [A weekend of diabetes firsts!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-weekend-of-diabetes-firsts/5477)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2018, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-weekend-of-diabetes-firsts/5477 "2018-11-11T23:49:00Z")
So we hit a few major milestones this weekend. After a few months of trying to get Samson to agree to put a sensor in a place that wasn’t his arm, he finally agreed to put it on his stomach. And he was a total champ abou… --- ## [Heartbreaking: alternative "medicine" parents kill boy with diabetes by withdrawing insulin](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/heartbreaking-alternative-medicine-parents-kill-boy-with-diabetes-by-withdrawing-insulin/5469)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/heartbreaking-alternative-medicine-parents-kill-boy-with-diabetes-by-withdrawing-insulin/5469 "2018-11-11T20:47:11Z")
The parents decided to enroll their 6-year-old boy with diabetes into an alternative “medicine” workshop, where, at the direction of the charlatan who led it, they withdrew his insulin, and tortured the boy with slapping… --- ## [Using syringes with pens](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/using-syringes-with-pens/5417)
**Author:** [@fortyonesthemike](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/fortyonesthemike)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2018, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/using-syringes-with-pens/5417 "2018-11-07T18:42:11Z")
Hello, We recently ordered Humalog vials but instead received pens. Our son has tried pens in the past and prefers vials. I contacted the pharmacy and they admitted the error but said that the insulin can be drawn from … --- ## [Is an Apple Watch (or similar) on a 5-year-old going to inevitably lead to atomic wedgies, etc?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-an-apple-watch-or-similar-on-a-5-year-old-going-to-inevitably-lead-to-atomic-wedgies-etc/5293)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-an-apple-watch-or-similar-on-a-5-year-old-going-to-inevitably-lead-to-atomic-wedgies-etc/5293 "2018-10-27T13:54:46Z")
We currently put Samson’s phone inside a pouch sewn to the back of an undershirt, so that he can’t reach it and play with it. But he’s getting to the age that he might soon be able to read his BG numbers, understand the… --- ## [Study: Statistics of diabetes onset by age for Trialnet tests](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-statistics-of-diabetes-onset-by-age-for-trialnet-tests/5143)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-statistics-of-diabetes-onset-by-age-for-trialnet-tests/5143 "2018-10-08T01:53:51Z")
This excellent 2013 study gives updated results as of 2013 for diabetes diagnosis stats (and likely prediction) for subjects who took the 5 Trialnet autoantibody tests, but looks at it by subject age instead of number of… --- ## [Parenting a D-child: Kidwiki Table of Contents](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/parenting-a-d-child-kidwiki-table-of-contents/5142)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2018, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/parenting-a-d-child-kidwiki-table-of-contents/5142 "2018-10-06T16:21:09Z")
Parenting a D-child: KIdwiki Table of Contents . Odds of developing Type 1 Diabetes after a positive Trialnet test End of wiki ---------- comments start here --- ## [Reducing risk of CVD in your T1 child](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/reducing-risk-of-cvd-in-your-t1-child/5103)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/reducing-risk-of-cvd-in-your-t1-child/5103 "2018-10-06T16:03:52Z")
A while back, Tia mentioned a study about increased heart disease risk in T1Ds. This advisory from the American Heart Association spells out one of the most important things you can do to reduce the risk of cardiovascul… --- ## [Odds of developing Type 1 Diabetes after a positive Trialnet test](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/odds-of-developing-type-1-diabetes-after-a-positive-trialnet-test/5140)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2018, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/odds-of-developing-type-1-diabetes-after-a-positive-trialnet-test/5140 "2018-10-06T15:22:51Z")
What are the odds of your child being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) if he or she tests positive to a Trialnet antibody test? What itsTrialNet? TrialNet is a multinational project and set of trials, supported by … --- ## [The difference competent caregivers make](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-difference-competent-caregivers-make/1450)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2017, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-difference-competent-caregivers-make/1450 "2017-07-19T21:18:19Z")
Here is a rough breakdown of our stats over the last week, when FINALLY the daycare caregivers who are trained in diabetes management came back from vacation: And here is what it was like when no one was trained to tr… --- ## [First night without a sensor in 2.5 years](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-night-without-a-sensor-in-2-5-years/5084)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2018, 2:43am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-night-without-a-sensor-in-2-5-years/5084 "2018-10-05T02:43:30Z")
Samson’s last G6 sensor failed at 9p last night, and his three-month supply is supposed to arrive today. We were completely out, so for the first time since April 2016, we went an entire night with no blood sugar reading… --- ## [Children, diabetes and routine](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/children-diabetes-and-routine/5086)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/children-diabetes-and-routine/5086 "2018-09-28T03:55:04Z")
Samson is a champ when it comes to sensor and site changes. He doesn’t flinch and is totally fine with them. He sometimes even asks for them because he knows he can watch a video through them. BUT we’re realizing that h… --- ## [\[FIRSTS\] First week ever with 0.0% "Very Low" readings (09192018)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/firsts-first-week-ever-with-0-0-very-low-readings-09192018/5032)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/firsts-first-week-ever-with-0-0-very-low-readings-09192018/5032 "2018-09-22T14:58:11Z")
--- ## [Crazy increased heart disease risk in T1Ds and how to mitigate that risk](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/crazy-increased-heart-disease-risk-in-t1ds-and-how-to-mitigate-that-risk/4966)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/crazy-increased-heart-disease-risk-in-t1ds-and-how-to-mitigate-that-risk/4966 "2018-09-21T19:56:52Z")
Not sure if anyone here saw the recent study showing a 30-fold!!! risk of cardiovascular disease in T1Ds who have early onset of the disease: These are crazily high odds. (For those diagnosed at age 26 to 30, the odd… --- ## [We have arrived in Granada: second stage of a crazy year](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/we-have-arrived-in-granada-second-stage-of-a-crazy-year/4934)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/we-have-arrived-in-granada-second-stage-of-a-crazy-year/4934 "2018-09-10T13:59:06Z")
We are there! As many here know, we decided a year ago to take our T1D teenager on a year-long experience around Europe. We sold the business, the house and the cars, put our gear in storage, and left the day after the … --- ## [Talk me down from the ledge, please](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/talk-me-down-from-the-ledge-please/1382)
**Author:** [@Alex27](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Alex27)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/talk-me-down-from-the-ledge-please/1382 "2018-09-05T00:45:59Z")
Trying not to panic....i was dx'd T1 on 1/5/16 in middle age after going into DKA. It's been a difficult road adjusting to this new twist in my 50s. My 9 y/o grandson has been very involved & "helps" with my monitoring w… --- ## [Father protects 7-year old t1 daughter, severely hypo, from emergency room administration of insulin](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/father-protects-7-year-old-t1-daughter-severely-hypo-from-emergency-room-administration-of-insulin/4876)
**Author:** [@bkh](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bkh)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/father-protects-7-year-old-t1-daughter-severely-hypo-from-emergency-room-administration-of-insulin/4876 "2018-08-30T22:07:43Z")
Scary “bad doctor” story with a happy ending. --- ## [Umbilical Hernia Surgery coming up](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/umbilical-hernia-surgery-coming-up/4810)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/umbilical-hernia-surgery-coming-up/4810 "2018-08-30T01:53:10Z")
Liam’s hernia hadn’t closed on its own so the doctors recommended surgery. They’ve indicated now is the best time to get the surgery done because, if the hole isn’t closed, it can cause severe issues in the future with … --- ## [What would you do? Nighttime and low BG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-would-you-do-nighttime-and-low-bg/4761)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2018, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-would-you-do-nighttime-and-low-bg/4761 "2018-08-20T03:28:37Z")
We got a new sensor (YAY!) from a very generous person on the support listserve where I live. So, I was sick last night. I went to bed and my husband monitored Samson’s blood sugar. I heard the alarms all night but he a… --- ## [Feeling lows but not saying anything?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/feeling-lows-but-not-saying-anything/4731)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/feeling-lows-but-not-saying-anything/4731 "2018-08-18T19:56:18Z")
We’re lucky our son feels his lows usually (not all of them but most of the time.) But, we’ve had a problem where, if we ask him if he feels high, low or in range, he is usually spot-on, but he doesn’t tell us he’s feeli… --- ## [3 sons, all with A1cs between 5.7 and 6.5... when to see the doctor?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/3-sons-all-with-a1cs-between-5-7-and-6-5-when-to-see-the-doctor/4143)
**Author:** [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2018, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/3-sons-all-with-a1cs-between-5-7-and-6-5-when-to-see-the-doctor/4143 "2018-08-15T00:48:00Z")
This, I hope, is not really the right category for this question as none of my sons have been diagnosed. However, I couldn’t find a category that was right… a type 1 diabetic mom… with concerns for her non-diabetic child… --- ## [Watch band for Toddlers Pebble watch?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/watch-band-for-toddlers-pebble-watch/3398)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2018, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/watch-band-for-toddlers-pebble-watch/3398 "2018-08-12T10:22:04Z")
We’ve purchased a Pebble watch so that Liam can always have his BG’s on his arm (to free up our phones). I was wondering if any parents of toddlers with T1 that use the Pebble watch can tell me if the watch band fits th… --- ## [Endo checkup](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/endo-checkup/4653)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2018, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/endo-checkup/4653 "2018-08-11T15:51:30Z")
He was 6.9% this time around… Up .2%. I’m not going to beat myself up over it though. My goal is to keep him under 7% until he’s out of his (first) hormonal stage. New Endo. Long story but she’s great. Anyway, she a… [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-parenting-d-child/23.md?page=3) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-parenting-d-child/23.md?page=5)